Christopher F. Allen
Associate
Chicago
P: 312.642.6922
callen@mcdonaldhopkins.com
Chris is an Associate in the Litigation Department at McDonald Hopkins. He has represented clients in a variety of litigation matters, including general commercial litigation, class action defense, appellate litigation, intellectual property litigation, consumer fraud, white collar defense, bankruptcy and restructuring, and securities litigation. His class action defense work includes data privacy litigation, Section 1983 claims, and claims under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act. Prior to joining McDonald Hopkins, Chris was a litigation associate at Paul Hastings LLP with a focus on complex commercial litigation.
Chris earned his J.D., with honors, from The University of Chicago Law School in 2009, and his B.A. in Political Science, with honors, from the University of Michigan in 2006.
Admissions - Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Admissions - State
- Illinois
Education
- University of Chicago Law School
- University of Michigan
Public Service and Volunteerism
- Legal Assistance Foundation, Young Professionals Board
Blog Posts
- Claims under Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act governed by 1-or-5 year limitations, Illinois appellate court finds
- U.S. Supreme Court dramatically limits "no injury" class action lawsuits in federal court
- Illinois appellate court holds that Workers' Compensation Act does not preempt claims for statutory damages under Biometric Information Privacy Act
- Newly proposed Federal Biometrics Privacy Act mirrors controversial - and expensive - Illinois statute
- Seventh Circuit offers narrow - and uncertain - path to Article III standing under Illinois’s Biometric Information Privacy Act
- Illinois Supreme Court reaffirms availability of “pick off” strategy in class action cases
News
External Publications
- “Landmark Conviction of High Frequency Trader: Assessing the Impact,” Bloomberg BNA, White Collar Crime Report (January 8, 2016)
- “cGMP Enforcement and Compliance in the Wake of Rostholder,” Bloomberg BNA, Life Sciences Law & Industry Report (July 24, 2015)
- “High-Frequency Trading Firms in the Enforcement Crosshairs,” Bloomberg BNA, White Collar Crime Report (December 12, 2014)
